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The family descended from Jacob Schanz (June 12, 1710-February 5, 1781) who emigrated to the United States of America in 1737 and settled in Pennsylvania. In 1810 Jacob’s son Christian Shantz (1769-1857) came to Waterloo County and settled at Freeport on the Grand River.
Waterloo Region, which until 1973 was known as Waterloo County, includes three areas: Each region reflects the traditions of its early settlers. The west area and the Mennonite lands were settled by people of Pennsylvania German background. The southern and river-based areas still reflect the Scottish Celtic traditions of their settlers.
Feb 1, 2024 · In this gallery of five maps, we examine the creation and expansion of the United States from the colonization of North America by European powers to the routes of the explorers who pushed ever westwards to the Pacific coast.
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Waterloo Region historical maps For viewing maps in Google Earth, either open or download KMZ file. Also available as image files from the ArcGIS Online App Gallery
"Originally published between 1874 and 1881, these Ontario county atlases have been scanned to form a database of township maps along with a list of property owners. Maps searchable by county, township, or town."
The Local History collection includes programs, brochures, newspaper clippings, photocopy extracts from larger works, and other materials related to local history that have been gathered by Archives staff over the years. It is organized by township within geographic region.
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The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is a metropolitan area of Southern Ontario, Canada. It contains the cities of Cambridge , Kitchener and Waterloo ( KWC or Tri-Cities ), and the townships of North Dumfries , Wellesley , Wilmot and Woolwich .